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Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/21/colombia-wildfire-villa-de-leyva
Published: September 21, 2026 17:13
Wildfire forces evacuations and burns through mountains surrounding Villa de Leyva in the north-east Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through mountains surrounding one of the country’s best-known colonial towns in the…
The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more
Published: September 13, 2026 13:00
Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globallyI have to confess that I rarely enjoy birding in montane cloud forests. The birds that live in…
Rubio says US will work with allies to stop drug-trafficking as three killed in latest boat strike
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/rubio-us-allies-drug-trafficking
Published: September 10, 2026 01:02
Rubio visits Ecuador and welcomes cooperation after campaign of unilateral strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorists’US secretary of state Marco Rubio gave new clarity on the approach toward combating drug trafficking in Latin American waters, saying the Trump…
Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Published: September 9, 2026 22:19
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics traffickingThe US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist…
US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/24/vessel-strike-eastern-pacific
Published: August 24, 2026 21:40
US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugsThe US military has launched a deadly strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of drug trafficking.On Monday, US…
‘Proxy for Trump’ Milei tours Latin America to meet far-right leaders
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/25/javier-milei-latin-america-tour-far-right
Published: July 25, 2026 10:00
Tour comes amid Argentinian president’s declining popularity and far-right victories across Latin AmericaArgentina’s president, Javier Milei, is not particularly fond of travelling to multilateral forums – it is not unusual for him to skip Mercosur…
Every World Cup needs a cult hero: 2026 has given us touchline dreamboat Sebastián Beccacece
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/30/sebastian-beccacece-ecuador-coach-world-cup
Published: June 30, 2026 07:00
The Ecuador manager is a beautifully manicured buzz of energy with Bolivarian liberation in his heart. The tournament is all the better for himAn underrated pleasure for spectators at every World Cup is observing the managers. If club football, an…
British man arrested in Ecuador after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/28/british-man-arrested-ecuador-matthew-foster-smith
Published: June 28, 2026 18:00
Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, from Dorset, is accused of killing Natalia Villalba in an apartment in BogotáA British man has been arrested in Ecuador after the body of a woman was found inside a suitcase in Colombia.Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith is alleged to…
Whistleblower investigating Ecuadorian president’s family business was murdered, activists say
Published: June 23, 2026 06:00
Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicideCampaigners in Ecuador say a Polish anti-corruption activist who investigated allegations against the family business of the…
How the world’s voracious appetite for shrimp is destroying Ecuador’s mangroves
Published: June 19, 2026 10:00
As demand soars, the country’s mangrove forests and the livelihoods of shellfish gatherers are under threat from encroaching farms and unchecked pollutionAt low tide, Johana Carolina Cruz Potes steps into the mudflats around Isla Costa Rica, in Ecuador’s…
US claims it is not responsible for strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats – so who is?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/ecuador-fishing-boats-us-strikes
Published: June 13, 2026 11:00
Three vessels have been attacked in the eastern Pacific in recent months and the crews believe the US was to blameCaptain Hernán Flores was fishing with his crew about 170 miles off the coast of Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands on 17 March when an explosion cut…